About #Paradise and the #tree of #knowledge:
👉Question: - Where is/was the garden or Eden? What is the tree/fruit that they ate?
Dear and respected members who follow the orthodox education and spiritual service that we convey on the John's Repentance website; Based on the question mentioned in above, we have sent you the following reply lesson, so we entrust you to read and learn from it.
✍Answer: Paradise, as we understand from its name, means a place that is unique, pleasant and satisfying to the spirit, restful, special, and naturally blessed with unique natural grace. This is what we call Paradise, and it was given to Adam to inherit.
Today, when we see a place where plants and birds abound, where the whole earth is full of flowers, we are amazed and we call the place a "Paradise".
When God gave Paradise to our father Adam and our mother Eve, there was no suffering, no pain, no hunger and thirst for water, no going up and down, no tiredness in work; They lived happily for a thousand years, and if they were lucky, after a thousand years, God renewed their nature, and they would have lived for a thousand years.
In the midst of that, after God appointed them to rule over everything, to lead, to enjoy everything, without depriving them of anything except from the tree of knowledge which was in the middle of Paradise. So, when we think about heaven or the tree of knowledge, what we ask should not be research questions like what kind of wood is it? Where did it grow? or What does it look like? Our dear member, Paradise is an independent, holy land or world. Apart from this, it is not Religion to think about how far Paradise is from this earth by the measure of holy angels, or how far it is from this world we live in.
In Noah's time, the ark was given to Noah until the flood passes or dries up, so that Noah would not be destroyed by the flood. The ship being on Mount Ararat, there was something that the scholars or the fathers fathers have researched about how close the ship's direction indicator was to heaven.
Because it is the Holy Spirit who explains everything to them, our fathers have documented it's direction and distance from this world. If you, our inquirer, have in-depth knowledge of religion or holy books and have asked for research, contact us at our address and we will discuss it in detail.
But with such a question, since not everyone has the same spiritual knowledge, it is better to explain it as a generalization that in paradise our father Adam and our mother Eve glorified it as a child, and God's grace was abundant for them. Today, it is known how much pain and suffering we go through to get what we need for food, but it was not like that for them. In that paradise, God made Adam the king and made all the animals to live in subjection to him, that is what we call paradise. But then the grace of childhood that Adam received from God was stripped/taken away from him due to sin he committed, he was expelled from Paradise and its door was closed to him.
God ordered him to inform them that God is the creator and Adam is a creature, that there is a ruler and a subject, and that he is a creature that lives in law and order. He said, "Don't eat this, you will die." This is a law, an order. It was forbidden to eat from that tree because its nature brought death to Adam. Just as we are accused of breaking the law by doing what we are forbidden to do, we will be destroyed, if we become law breakers,
what is #fornication? What are it's causes and it's kinds? What about the solution to get out of this #sin?
Dear members of John's Repentance service, In order to provide you with the answers to all the previous questions regarding adultery, we have sent "part one" as follows, and we will send the rest of the parts in the following days, so please stay tuned!
Section 1
👉👉👉Question #1: What is adultery and why is it a major sin
Sexual intercourse that is not between a husband and a wife, meaning that is outside of marriage, which is fornication, is called adultery. But the intercourse committed by a couple who is legally married is not fornication, not adultery.
Adultery is one of the main sins that God hates and despises. That is why our enemy, Satan, the devil, in order to make us fall apart from the Creator and deprive us of our sacred sonship, forcibly puts us into his trap and pushes us to execute and practice/normalize this hateful sin. Therefore, it is important to understand that the main function of adultery is to replace the law of God with the law of the devil, which means to replace our eternal life with eternal death. Like a dead person was with us yesterday and is not by our side today, a person who commits adultery is taken by death.
When people collaborate in sin, the destruction is brought not only to oneself, but also to the country and the earth. As we know, the main sins of the people of Noah's days were fornication and adultery. Because of those who have no law, who jump as they please without a bridle, who had generally thrown away all their beingness and out of the sin of man, the earth and all the creatures on the earth have perished in the punishment of the burning plague and wrath sent from God. The main cause of this scourge was the sin of adultery.
👉👉👉Question #2: What are the types of adultery?
1. To pour seed upon the earth, burning with carnal lust and passion; (Genesis 38:6-11)
2. Sexual relations with the earth and/or stones (Leviticus 20:15)
3. Sexual relations with plants and with animals (Leviticus 20:15)
4. Sexual relations with our relatives who are close to us in the flesh; (Leviticus 18:6 and 17)
5. Man with man; (Genesis 19:9) (Genesis 19:22)
6. Woman to woman; (Leviticus 20:15)
7. Adultery committed by a woman and a man who is outside of the marriage (Leviticus 23:17)
8. With oneself); (1 Cor 6:18)
9. Indulging in drinking, materialism, and other carnal thoughts; (1 Cor 6:13)
10. Idolship; (Acts 21:25)
11. It is also adultery to coveting food, a brother, his wealth, his strength, his wife
In this day and age, which type of adultery is tempting everyone from the youth to the old? Unable to bear the sensuality and burning with the idea of adultery, men and women behind closed doors tempt and/or satisfy themselves, pouring their seeds. This is called adultery with oneself. This type of fornication is outside the natural order, so it is a greater sin than those who commit physical fornication. In fact, the idea of homosexuality starts from this and thus it is connected with the spirit of homosexuality. Fornication with oneself, man with man, woman with woman... it is even hard to speak and say the terms. This type of sin is a new philosophy of sin brought by people who are led by the spirit of Satan. Unfortunately, many beginning from young age are falling and under temptation of this, knowingly or unknowingly.
👉👉👉Question #3: What is the cause of falling into adultery?
The thing is, after we boldly commit all these sins by thinking of the temporary benefits and feelings we get for our flesh, the excuses we give is saying that Satan misled us. But Satan, whom we hold responsible, has never, and will never, take accountability. Indeed, Satan sees our desire and pushes us to execute his desire by exploiting our weaknesses.